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Where does “pleur-” come from?
pleur- (English) comes from Latin pleura, from Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ — A rib.
Ancestry of “pleur-”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
pleura
The pleura
2
Ancient Greek
πλευρᾱ́
A rib
Words derived from “pleur-”
pleurodont
pleurosteon
pleurosteal
pleurodonty
subpleurodont
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